Path Traversal in Elasticsearch
CVE-2015-3337
Directory traversal vulnerability in Elasticsearch before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.2, when a site plugin is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.329 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.329 · newest: 0.329 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elasticsearch — versions 1.5.0, 1.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74353 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/131646/Elasticsearch-Directory-Traversal.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535385 (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37054/ (Exploit, exploit)
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3241 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3337?
- CVE-2015-3337 is a vulnerability in Elasticsearch, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-05-01.
- Is CVE-2015-3337 known to be exploited?
- 34 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.